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0. SWIFT. VMOISTENING PARTITION FOR TOBAGOO GASES. No. 366,435. PatentedJuly 12, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES N. SWIFT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOlSTENlNG-PARTITION FOR TOBACCO-CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,435, dated July 12,1887. Application filed October 7, 1886. Serial No. 215,613, {No model.)

To all whonait may concern: the bottom d and end walls, d, to form acom- 50 F Be it known that I, CHARLES N. SWIFT, of plete inclosure forthe sponge or bibulous subthe city, county, and State of New York,havestance B.

inventeda new and Improved Moistening-Par- In the form shown in Fig. 3the side walls 5 tition for Tobacco-Cases, &c., of which the folareperforated in a manner to set outward the lowing is a full, clear, andexact description. material about the orifices to form the wall 5 5 Myinvention consists of a hollow, perfoof points or projections a, so thatthese points rated partition for dividing cigar-boxes, to-- preventstock from comingin contact with the bacco-packages, cabinets, and otherrecepta: moist surface of the partition, and said walls cles intocompartments, and adapted to receive are secured to an imperforatebottom, and are a sponge or other bibulous substance to be provided withend walls to forma complete inrkept moist, and constructed to preventthe closure, the same as in Figs. land 2.

stock from coming in contact with the bibu- In both constructions theside walls are lous substance and from becoming wet from made solid orimperforate at f at the bottom 1 any drip or water that may be pressedfrom and a short distance above the bottom piece,

the sponge or bibulous substance, as set-forth d, to retain any waterthat may'drip from the 6 in the claims. sponge or bibulous substance B,and thus pre- Reference is to be had to the accompanying vent thedrip-water from entering the recepdrawings, forming a part of thisspecification, tacle O. In some cases, where the receptacle 2 in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate 0 is provided with a corrugatedbottom, D,

corresponding parts in all the figures. as shown in Fig.- 4, theperforations in the Figure 1 is a broken perspective View of a sidewalls of the partition may extend to the cigar or tobacco box having mynew moistbottom cl, as any drip-water will be retained ening-partitionplaced therein. Fig. 2 is an by the corrugations of the bottom, and thus25 enlargedsectional view of the partition. Fig. prevented from comingin contact with the 3 is a similar view showing a modification, stock.and Fig. i is a detailed broken view showing Constructed as described,the partition is a modified form of partition in a receptacle inpractice to befilled with a wet sponge or provided with a corrugatedbottom. other bibulous substance and placed in any 30 The partition A ismade hollow to receive tobacco-receptacle, without danger of wetting thesponge B, or other bibulous substance, the stock, as the drip will beretainedat the 8c and of suitable size to fit across the cigar-box,bottom of the partition, and any water that cabinet, or other receptacle0, to divide the may be pressed out of the sponge at the sides same intocompartments, as shown in Fig. 1. of the partition will flow down thewalls upon 5 The side walls of the partition are perfothe inner surfacesthereof, and at the same rated to admit a free circulation of air to andtime provision is made for free circulation of from the sponge, which isto be kept wet to air to and from the wet sponge or substance moistenthe air to keep the contents of the B, sovthat the air in the receptacle0 will be receptacle 0 moist and fresh. To prevent any kept humid andthe stock moist and in good o water that may be pressed from the spongecondition. I

from coming in contact with the stock in the Having thus fully describedmy invention, receptacle 0, which stock may be packed what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by close to the partition, I may form thewalls Letters Patent, is of single thickness,with the points or projec-I. As a new article of manufacture, a moist- 45 tions a a projectingoutward from the walls, ening-partition constructed with a bottom asshown in Fig. 3; or I may make the walls and end and perforated sidewalls united to double, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in which form areceptacle for, the sponge and driplatter case both walls will beperforated with water, and provided with outer foraminous small holes I)b, the said walls being secured to guarding-surfaces to prevent thestock from coming in contact with the damp surfaces of walls beingimperforate at their lower edges,

the perforated side walls, substantially as deas at f, to retain thedrip-water, substantially scribed. as described.

2. As a new article of mannfactnre,a moist- 5 ening partition formedwith a bottom and \Vitnesses:

end and double perforated side walls united to form a receptacle for thesponge, the side CHARLES N. SW'IFT.

WM. 0. PARKER, EDGAR TATE.

